Glastonbury died when they put the fence up if you ask me, it was only good when I could get sensible honest people to unknowingly pay for my entry. I don't think I could cope with that many people any more to be fair.

Actually reminds me of the longest duration I went for without a number 2.

I was just listening to the news piece/interview about this on R6 this morning. In the manner of "Ive never watched Star Wars", I've never knowingly heard a Metallica song. I couldnt name one or an album. I couldnt recognise a song by them playing if I heard it on the radio. I've never had any interest in them. Still dont

Stoner said » I was just listening to the news piece/interview about this on R6 this morning. In the manner of "Ive never watched Star Wars", I've never knowingly heard a Metallica song. I couldnt name one or an album. I couldnt recognise a song by them playing if I heard it on the radio. I've never had any interest in them. Still dont

As a metal fan, and a fan of classic Metallica, I just wish they would give it up: they can't write decent records any more and they are crap live now. Plus, Glastonbury is not a metal festival and they are totally wrong for it.

I'll be seeing them headline Sonisphere this year - some sort of fans-vote-for-the-set type thing. Not sure if they're doing that at Glastonbury, or they might end up playing Coldplay covers all night.

It is a bit of an odd booking, especially given that the tickets sell out long before the line-up is announced - there won't be that many metalheads with tickets for glasto, so I can't see them being that well received. Potentially good news for whoever's headlining the second stage though..

It certainly ain't mainstream that's for sure. What percentage of the crowd will know any Metallica record other than sandman?
Can't see it going well myself.

they can't write decent records any more and they are crap live now.

Are they that bad live now? I've not seen them physically live for 15 years, watched a few vids tho.
Was actually at a wedding yesterday and the bride walked into the intro of "nothing else matters" thought that was pretty cool for a 20 yr old to be fair!

The place will be full of middle aged 'once were rockers' so Metallica are nigh on perfect - if only anyone will be able to hear them over the din of the pretentious few muttering about how they "were better in the day"...yawn.

Why is it pretentious to say that? It's true! Not true of all bands mind you. Slayer are still on it. Testament too. Saw Neurosis at the weekend and they were tight as anything, crushingly heavy and amazingly beautiful and still writing great songs. Saw Metallica at O2 a few years ago...flabby is the best way to describe it.

As a metal fan, and a fan of classic Metallica, I just wish they would give it up: they can't write decent records any more and they are crap live now

+1,000,000

It pains me to see how far they've fallen. Absolute tragic has beens. And I was absolutely mad about them in my teenage years. Everything post the Black album is an abomination, and even then the Black album is weak.

[thousandsplifstare]As a veteran of 6 tours of Glastonbury in the 90s I can confirm that whoever is on stage isn’t the reason why people go. They go for the experience of it, man. Hence the reason why it sells out in a nano-second before the line-up has been announced. [/thousandsplifstare]

If I was there I would go and watch Metallica out of curiosity and if they were bobbins I’d saunter off early and find something else to watch, probably at the Jazz Stage.

I’ll watch them on TV just to see how they do. Hopefully, with such a massive crowd and TV audience they won’t conspire to make chumps of themselves.

What night are they on? If it is Sunday they are contractually obliged to be shit anyway and most of the audience will have lost the will to live.

Not a heavy metal fan, but I've always loved Metallica's first three albums.

Went to see them when they toured the 4th. Could not understand why people wanted to stand and listen to someone playing the drums for about 20 minutes uninterrupted with nothing else going on. Just odd. Then each band member got a shot doing the same with his own instrument, playing stupidly high notes really fast on a guitar for AGES. So boring.

Not all heavy metal does the 5 mins guitar solo, and when they do some are actually good. Not a fan of Hammett's widdly style but could listen to Dimebag making silly noises all day. Slayer do the thrash solo the best though.

Why is it pretentious to say that? It's true! Not true of all bands mind you. Slayer are still on it. Testament too. Saw Neurosis at the weekend and they were tight as anything, crushingly heavy and amazingly beautiful and still writing great songs. Saw Metallica at O2 a few years ago...flabby is the best way to describe it.